Every week I seem to find something to write about backing up your Mac or PC. This week however I find myself at a blank page for something to write about dealing with backups. Time Flies That is when I realized that I have been doing this Friday blog for 6 months now. It was [...]Read Full Article →

► Are you an aspiring Photoshop user? Are you already using Photoshop but want to learn more? Are you looking for a great Photoshop class to take? Want to learn more about Photoshop in the next few weeks than you could venturing out on your own? Then you are in luck. Schoolcraft College: [...]Read Full Article →

As I impatiently await the arrival of my iPad camera connection kit, I've been playing with some of the available photo manipulation apps, and there are a bunch of free ones. PhotoPad is the first, and gives you cropping, color adjustments, color swapping and drawing & sketching. It's easy to use, [...]Read Full Article →

The MacBook Pro i use for work recently got upgraded. If you remember last week's post on "When should you buy a New Mac?" You'll remember that I had just placed my order at work for the newly introduced MacBook Pro 15" Core i7. Well it arrived last week and I thought I [...]Read Full Article →

It’s Spring Time! About the time to change the oil and rotate those tires. Many folks I know do backups. Some do them on a regular basis. Some even remember to store them offsite. But a lot do not remember to rotate their backups. I had an associate who backed up regularly to CD’s and [...]Read Full Article →

I ran into a problem about 6 months ago – I didn't have enough room on my 16 GB iPhone 3G to put all my music on. This was partially thanks to upgrading most of my purchased tracks to iTunes Plus – they are twice the sound quality (at twice the size). I wasn't eligible [...]Read Full Article →

So, now that I've had a couple of weeks with my iPad, it's time for further thoughts. Am I still happy with it? Absolutely. Do I have a wish list? Naturally. Number one on the list is the ability to connect to my network printer — with every app. Read Full Article →

Buying a NEW anything in technology can be a risky gamble. Timing is everything. As someone who follows technology closely I'm always keeping and eye open and an ear out for when the next gadget might be introduced. Even I get it wrong sometimes, but for the most part I've been quite happy with my [...]Read Full Article →

When the Law of gravity wins in the battle for you to be able to hold your iPod, iPod Touch, or iPhone, it usually results in a bad situation. The means simply put, a broken device. Oh What to do! Well, there is these choices: 1) Return to the Apple store. The device will be [...]Read Full Article →

Imagine going to the local Farmers Market or Trade Show… There’s a lot going on, but the primary focus of every vendor there is to sell their wares. They cart a lot of merchandise in and out of the venue, sometimes this includes heavy cash registers or [...]Read Full Article →

Marvel Comics recently released a great iPad and iPhone app called, oddly enough, Marvel Comics. There's a lot to like about this program if you're a comic book reader like me. The default mode for reading comics is "Guided View". The first time you launch the app, it asks if you'd like a [...]Read Full Article →

I am one of those geeks who really enjoys being on the bleeding edge, with all of the latest software and gadgets, but sometimes it causes problems. This point was recently brought home by something a friend ran into. In preparation for a workshop, a friend sent his Keynote presentation to [...]Read Full Article →

GarageSale for the Mac! by iwascoding.com So you say you have a lot of stuff that you want to post on eBay but do not know where to start? Why not give this software a try, GarageSale by iwascoding. iwascoding is a German company that was founded in 2005. The founders were frustrated by [...]Read Full Article →

Let me start by saying that there seems to be 2 different camps of people on this daily blog when it comes to the iPad. Camp 1 – iPad Haves. This camp we know about. The bleeding edger’s, The ones that have to be the first. While they may not be the ones that stand [...]Read Full Article →

► This past Saturday was a special day in the world of Technology. Just in case you were in a cave for the past few weeks, or just out doing your own thing, Saturday the Apple Stores debuted the iPad. While I had no intention of purchasing one at this time, I [...]Read Full Article →

I've had my iPad for a little over 48 hours, and I have to say I'm very happy with it. Some apps didn't make the transition from my iPod touch well, but it was something I expected. Things that rely on specific screen dimensions, like my knitting apps for needle size [...]Read Full Article →

It's here! I just spent the weekend with my New Apple iPad: 16GB WiFi model (I'll also review the WiFi+3G model when it ships) and wanted to give you my in-depth review. It's exciting! As a matter of fact my buddy Bruce was waiting at his office on Saturday for his iPad to be delivered [...]Read Full Article →